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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| appease | pacify |