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 |
|---|---|
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |