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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |