GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |