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 |
|---|---|
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| progeny | descendants |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| dart | a light spear |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |