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 |
|---|---|
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| enduring | lasting |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |