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 |
|---|---|
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |