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 |
|---|---|
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |