GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| demented | mad |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| acetic | vinegary |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |