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 |
|---|---|
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |