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 |
|---|---|
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |