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 |
|---|---|
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |