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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WordMeaning
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
mishapan unfortunate accident
abusiveusing harsh, insulting language