GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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WordMeaning
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
unseemlynot seemly: such as
introverta person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves