GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| expiate | to make amends for |