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.

Random words

WordMeaning
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
estimablecapable of being estimated
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
mediocreof moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy