GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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advocateone who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
museto become absorbed in thought
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
fluxa flowing of fluid from the body: such as
crochetneedlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative