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 |
|---|---|
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |