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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |