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 |
|---|---|
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |