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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staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism