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 |
|---|---|
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| delve | excavate |