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 |
|---|---|
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |