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
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly