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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shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
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loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum