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
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
anachronisman error in chronology
gossamera film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
decreean order usually having the force of law
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread