GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |