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
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
citadela fortress that commands (see command
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people