Sentence examples for arcane words from inspiring English sources

Unless, of course, the judicious use of arcane words is intentional.

SAY farewell to vocabulary flashcards with arcane words like "compendious," "membranous," "mendacious," "pugnacious," "depreciatory," "redolent," "treacly" and "jettison".

He said, "I think he deliberately avoids arcane words, just as he deliberately avoids arcane ideas, because he wants to communicate".

The prosecution also presented e-mails in which Bala sounded unmistakably like Chris, using the same vulgar or arcane words, such as "joy juices" and "Madame Melancholy".

He recalled returning from services and having to look up the arcane words that Rabbi Neulander had used in his sermons.

When I taught composition, one of the cardinal rules I imparted to my students was never utilize 'utilize' when you can use 'use.' Thesaurus in hand, a writer can substitute longer, more arcane words just to try to make prose sound more erudite — but end up sounding like a ninny instead.

Since "Saturday Night Live" made fun of him after the first debate for using the arcane word "lockbox" to describe where he would put the Social Security trust fund, Mr. Gore has been more self-conscious about the word.

When a federal appeals court ruled last month that a seemingly arcane wording flaw in the Affordable Care Act should invalidate a central part of the law, many of those who drafted the statute five years ago reacted with shock and anger.

"Maidan" is an arcane English word that means parade ground or square.

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