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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burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
searbeing dried and withered
rileto make agitated and angry : upset
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
clientelea body of clients