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
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
repulseto drive or beat back : repel
maneuvera military or naval movement
concorda state of agreement : harmony
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
spoofdeceive