GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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WordMeaning
conveneto come together in a body
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
jollitythe quality or state of being jolly : merriment
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
betokento typify beforehand : presage
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed