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
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
progenydescendants
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
darta light spear
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity