GRE Word List
STILTED
pompous
The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |