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 |
|---|---|
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| slake | subside |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |