GRE Word List
STILTED
pompous
The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| debonair | suave |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| engender | beget |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |