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 |
|---|---|
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |