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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WordMeaning
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
dilateto become enlarged or widened
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
bugabooan imaginary object of fear
disconsolatecheerless
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
nauseateto become affected with nausea