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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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reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
slougha place of deep mud or mire