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
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
abjureto renounce upon oath
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition