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 |
|---|---|
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| perforate | to make a hole through |