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 |
|---|---|
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |