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 |
|---|---|
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |