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 |
|---|---|
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |