GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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WordMeaning
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish