User blog comment:Gideoncrawle/Writer's Workshop/@comment-1874924-20100418040827

@ Jason: "arcane" literally means "secret", but is usually used in the broader sense of obscure, little-known or mysterious.

"Oeuvre" means "body of work", e.g. a writer's entire creative output.

"Alleviate" means to relive or lessen, as in making something unpleasant more bearable.

"Concise" means without unnecessary detail.

"Emphatic" is the adjective form of "emphasize", which means to direct special attention to something.