GRE Word List
STILTED
pompous
The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| contest | strive |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |