arcane vs equivocal

arcane

adj
  • Obscure, mysterious. 

  • Understood by only a few. 

  • Extremely old (e.g. interpretation or knowledge), and possibly irrelevant. 

  • Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge to understand. 

equivocal

adj
  • Uncertain, as an indication or sign. 

  • Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation. 

  • Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected. 

noun
  • A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term. 

How often have the words arcane and equivocal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )