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
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness