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 |
|---|---|
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |