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 |
|---|---|
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |