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 |
|---|---|
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| drivel | nonsense |