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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WordMeaning
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
ordinancean authoritative decree or direction : order
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
groovea long narrow channel or depression
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves