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 |
|---|---|
| omnipotent | almighty |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| realm | kingdom |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |