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 |
|---|---|
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| slew | a large number |