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
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
withholdto hold back from action : check