GRE Word List

HORTATORY

hortative

The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.

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WordMeaning
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
illuminateto supply or brighten with light
bulkmagnitude
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess