GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| scintilla | spark |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |