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
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
ancestryline of descent : lineage
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
ripto tear or split apart or open
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly