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 |
|---|---|
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |