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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| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
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| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
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| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
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