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 |
|---|---|
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |