GRE Word List
HORTATORY
hortative
The meaning of the word hortatory is hortative.
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|---|---|
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
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| outgoing | going away : departing |
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| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
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