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 |
|---|---|
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |