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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| overthrow | overturn |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |