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 |
|---|---|
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |