GRE Word List

HORTATORY

hortative

The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.

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WordMeaning
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
gerontocracyrule by elders
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
dissonancelack of agreement
sanctiona formal decree
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
inditemake up
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)