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 |
|---|---|
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |