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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defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
stultifyto have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
determinatehaving defined limits
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
lopsidedleaning to one side
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
maneuvera military or naval movement
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation