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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |