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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WordMeaning
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
brawnymuscular
alcovea small recessed section of a room : nook
lanknot well filled out : slender
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state