GRE Word List

STILTED

pompous

The meaning of the word stilted is pompous.

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insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
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fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
inundateoverwhelm
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
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