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 |
|---|---|
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| portly | dignified |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| 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") |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |