GRE Word List

HORTATORY

hortative

The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.

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matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
impairto diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
potentateruler
nourishmentfood