GRE Word List

ESOTERIC

designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone

The meaning of the word esoteric is designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone.

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WordMeaning
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
capacitylegal competency (see competence
rustleto make or cause a rustle
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as