GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
entrepreneurone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
tribunala court or forum of justice
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
defectan imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming