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 |
|---|---|
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |