GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| limp | to walk lamely |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| waif | a stray person or animal |