GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |