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
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
franchisethe right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening