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 |
|---|---|
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |