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 |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| magnitude | great size or extent |