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 |
|---|---|
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| 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 |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |