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 |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| collected | gathered together |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |