GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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WordMeaning
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
sportivefrolicsome
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
pastoralof, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
validhaving legal efficacy or force
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity