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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| Word | Meaning |
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| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |