GRE Word List
EXHORT
to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
The meaning of the word exhort is to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |