GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
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apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
precipitant | precipitate |
heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |