GRE Word List
STILTED
pompous
The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| unkempt | not combed |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |