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 |
|---|---|
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| demise | death |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |