GRE Word List
ARCANE
known or knowable only to a few people : secret
The meaning of the word arcane is known or knowable only to a few people : secret.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |