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 |
|---|---|
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |