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 |
|---|---|
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |