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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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WordMeaning
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions