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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| writ | something written : writing |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| grudging | unwilling |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |