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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| concentric | having a common center |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |