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 |
|---|---|
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| whittle | a large knife |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |