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 |
|---|---|
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |