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 |
|---|---|
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| zealot | a zealous person |