GRE Word List

HORTATORY

hortative

The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.

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philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid