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 |
|---|---|
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| grate | grating |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |