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 |
|---|---|
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| encumber | weigh down |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| 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 |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |