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 |
|---|---|
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| retaliate | to return like for like |