GRE Word List
PRECIS
a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
The meaning of the word precis is a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| dour | stern |