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 |
|---|---|
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
