GRE Word List
STILTED
pompous
The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| scourge | whip |
| veracious | truthful |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| cipher | zero |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |