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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| ignite | to set afire |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |