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 |
|---|---|
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| overthrow | overturn |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |