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
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
factotuma person having many diverse activities or responsibilities
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
emollientmaking soft or supple
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
dulcetsweet to the taste
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment