arcane
arcane
Definition
ar·cane (är kān′)
arcane
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- lore: He knew there must be one eventually for in his life he had been a Master of arcane lore.
- ritual: We are not a group of extremists dealing with arcane rituals.
- magic: You are among those gifted few who have learned to channel arcane magic, shaping it to serve your creative or destructive whims.
- mystery: Secrets and arcane mysteries have their place, but they are no substitute for practice.
- vocabulary: Indeed, it seemed part of an arcane vocabulary that we preachers should be trying to avoid.
- symbol: The boy had not understood the arcane symbols of burning towers and horned beasts.
Modifying Another Word
- somewhat: To avoid ambiguity, this somewhat arcane note needs to be here.
- rather: It is the equivalent, in this rather arcane context, of the delivery up of infringing goods.
- slightly: This slightly arcane sequence creates a global abbrev, which will apply in all modes.
- quite: Given Oxford's status as an international research institution, tutors can often be found in quite arcane subject areas.
- too: The whole subject of firearms seems a bit too arcane for the common man.
- seemingly: This seemingly arcane finding could be of significance where an insurance claim is being made.
Used with adjective complement
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