| Those unfamiliar with the saga are bound to be mystified by the more arcane plot twists. |
| I could find a mentor and follow them around, learning the arcane and mystical art of pointing. |
| His telling anecdotes draw on years of personal acquaintance with key figures, and alert attendance at arcane, cultish tech conferences. |
| Eventually, just two competitors stand against each other until one is able to spell some arcane word that the other cannot. |
| For a long time, Irving used his streetwise independence to dazzle career academics with the arcane quality of his research. |
| The play has inconsistencies of tone, and like all Shakespearean comedy, its jokes are archaic and arcane. |
