GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |