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
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hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
healthy | enjoying good health |
caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
lax | loose |
cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |