GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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WordMeaning
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
declivitydownward inclination
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
revelrynoisy partying or merrymaking
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)