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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |