TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 15-Jun-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 15-Jun-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists stilted [ STIL-tid ] [ adjective, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (adj.) (architecture) having an arch begin at a distance above an impost 2. (adj.) stiff, formal or pompously dignified 3. (tr.v.) to raise or elevate on stilts USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The stilted platform was termed dangerous. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : For centuries the seminomadic Moken people have lived as hunter-gatherers, dwelling on boats or stilted dwellings along the coasts of Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. National Geographic, Sea Gypsies of Asia Boast "Incredible" Underwater Vision, by Brian Handwerk, May 14, 2004 insubordinate [ in-suh'-BAWR-dn-it ] ...