GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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WordMeaning
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
filibusteran irregular military adventurer
franchisethe right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
parleyto speak with another : confer
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd