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 |
|---|---|
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| ensconce | shelter |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |