GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ossify | to change into bone |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |