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 |
|---|---|
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |