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 |
|---|---|
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |