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 |
|---|---|
| stilted | pompous |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| sentinel | sentry |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |