GRE Word List

HORTATORY

hortative

The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.

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WordMeaning
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
stalwartmarked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation