GRE Word List

COTERIE

an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose

The meaning of the word coterie is an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose.

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hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
exhilaratingcausing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
victualsfood usable by people
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
compulsorymandatory
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence