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 |
|---|---|
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |