esoteric
adjective/ˌɛsəˈtɛrɪk/
Frequency rank: #10,947 most common English word
Meaning
intended for or understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge.
Example sentence
The professor's lecture on quantum physics became so esoteric that most students could not follow it.
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