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 |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| giddy | dizzy |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| boor | peasant |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |