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 |
|---|---|
| impuissance | weakness |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| billow | wave |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| hirsute | hairy |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |