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

WordMeaning
rankrelative standing or position
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")