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 |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |