GRE Word List

HORTATORY

hortative

The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.

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WordMeaning
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
dilateto become enlarged or widened
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher