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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shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction