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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attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
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oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
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