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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alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
effeteno longer fertile
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
fuddlebooze