GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| perdition | eternal damnation |