GRE Word List

HORTATORY

hortative

The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.

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commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
unsavoryinsipid
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
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marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
tactileperceptible by touch : tangible