GRE Word List
STILTED
pompous
The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |