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 |
|---|---|
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| unsavory | insipid |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |