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 |
|---|---|
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| pugilist | fighter |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |