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 |
|---|---|
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |