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 |
|---|---|
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| fauna | animal life |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |