GRE Word List
STILTED
bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal
The meaning of the word stilted is bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fetish | object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism |
| jocular | said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking |
| cunning | clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit |
| fickle | changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless |
| incontinent | lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious |
| bandy | discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with |
| infamous | notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation |
| subsidiary | serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N. |
| circumscribe | limit; confine; draw a line around |
| catalyst | agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis |