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 |
|---|---|
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| contest | strive |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |