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 |
|---|---|
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |