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 |
|---|---|
| retiring | reserved |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| plane | airplane |