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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WordMeaning
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
amphibianan amphibious organism
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
franticemotionally out of control
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
assailto attack violently : assault
emendto correct usually by textual alterations