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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |