'Esoteric' Words

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1. Which of these unusual words derived from the French has a meaning that resembles the term 'esoteric'? Repêchage Réchauffé Recherché Relevé

2. Aside from meaning 'esoteric' or 'very refined', what is the alternate meaning for the word 'rarefied'? Turned into stone Exceptionally eager Lower than normal air pressure Brash

3. Which synonym of 'esoteric' is ultimately derived from a Latin term for 'chest' (in the sense of 'box' or 'trunk')? Complex Mysterious Secret Arcane

4. Which of these terms, referencing back to ancient Greece, has a meaning that closely resembles 'esoteric'? Delphic Dionysian Spartan Platonic

5. Which of these 'ab' adjectives has a meaning that very much resembles that of 'esoteric'? Abyssal Abstruse Aberrant Abject

6. Another synonym of esoteric is the word 'cabbalistic'. With which religion does this term relate? Islam Judaism Hinduism Zoroastrianism

7. The word 'occult', which has the general meaning in noun form of 'supernatural beliefs, practices, or phenomena' (from the OED), also has an adjectival meaning that is synonymous with 'esoteric'. True False

8. Which of these 'esoteric' words does not (ultimately) have a Greek etymology? Cryptic Mystic Enigmatic Hidden

9. Aside from being a synonym of 'esoteric', the word 'opaque' also is synonymous with the word 'transparent'. True False

10. Which of these words has directly the opposite meaning of the word 'esoteric'? anoteric indoteric endoteric exoteric