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 |
|---|---|
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |