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
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
typhoona hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool