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 |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |