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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |