GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
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| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |