GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| submerge | to put under water |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |