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 |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |