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
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
bolta lightning stroke
overweeningarrogant
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever