GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
rivuleta small stream
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism