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 |
|---|---|
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| welter | writhe |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| representational | one that represents: such as |