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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |