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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| primal | original |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |