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 |
|---|---|
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |