GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
dripto let fall in drops
distendextend
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
paragona model of excellence or perfection
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
lucidsuffused with light : luminous