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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freebooterpirate
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psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
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schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard