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 |
|---|---|
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| provenance | origin |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |