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 |
|---|---|
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| cipher | zero |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |