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
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
rotundaa round building
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
outlooka place offering a view
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)