GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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WordMeaning
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
allureto entice by charm or attraction
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
foppishfoolish
passiveacted upon by an external agency
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
parleyto speak with another : confer