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.

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WordMeaning
impetusa driving force : impulse
cavalcadea procession (see procession
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
gauntexcessively thin and angular
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at