GRE Word List
PRECIS
abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text
The meaning of the word precis is abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ultimatum | last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum. |
| grudging | unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
| conceit | vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry) |
| minion | servile dependent; obsequious follower |
| institute | organization for a special purpose; V: establish |
| liquidate | settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish |
| frond | fern leaf; palm or banana leaf |
| dross | waste matter; worthless impurities |
| extradition | surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite |
| vacuous | empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity |