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
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
traverseto go or travel across or over
discloseto make known or public
rationalhaving reason or understanding
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
dilateto become enlarged or widened