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 |
|---|---|
| residual | remainder |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |