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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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hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
wardthe action or process of guarding
canterone who uses cant: such as
collectedgathered together
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of