GRE Word List

HORTATORY

hortative

The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.

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WordMeaning
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation