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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WordMeaning
spectruma 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
pryto look closely or inquisitively
willowyabounding with willows
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
apiarya place where bees are kept
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture