GRE Word List
HORTATORY
encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
The meaning of the word hortatory is encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| veracious | (of a person) truthful |
| legacy | gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor |
| cataclysm | deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change |
| antipathy | aversion; dislike or opposition |
| malevolent | wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence |
| vapid | lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture |
| ingenious | marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity |
| infringe | violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person) |
| imbroglio | complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil |
| skirmish | minor fight; minor battle in war; V. |
