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 |
|---|---|
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |