GRE Word List

HORTATORY

hortative

The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.

Random words

WordMeaning
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
peerlessmatchless
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
consignto give over to another's care
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
errantbehaving wrongly
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)