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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WordMeaning
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
demurto take exception : object
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
overseesurvey
confideto have confidence : trust
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval