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
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
wreakbring about
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
gradationa series forming successive stages
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
bentunenclosed grassland
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery