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 |
|---|---|
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |