GRE Word List

HORTATORY

hortative

The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.

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disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
withholdto hold back from action : check
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
magnitudegreat size or extent
impedimentsomething that impedes
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
contritefeeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc.
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought