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 |
|---|---|
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| historic | historical |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |