arcane

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

• seem: The issue might have seemed arcane - would they be allowed to borrow off balance sheet?
• become: By liberating the books from the offices and putting them in the public domain the Museum is opening up, becoming less arcane.