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 |
|---|---|
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| kismet | fate |
| forlorn | bereft |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| forte | one's strong point |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |