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 |
|---|---|
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |