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

WordMeaning
gnomemaxim
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
briman upper or outer margin : verge
totterto move unsteadily : stagger
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation