GRE Word List

HORTATORY

hortative

The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.

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WordMeaning
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
credoa guiding belief or principle : creed
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
cerebrationto use the mind : think
lateralof or relating to the side
avowto declare assuredly
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep