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 |
|---|---|
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| championship | designation as champion |
| trenchant | keen |
| skimp | skimpy |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| unkempt | not combed |