GRE Word List
PRECINCT
a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
The meaning of the word precinct is a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| headlong | headfirst |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |