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 |
|---|---|
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| cohorts | companion |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |