GRE Word List
PRECIS
abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text
The meaning of the word precis is abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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ultimatum | last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum. |
grudging | unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
conceit | vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry) |
minion | servile dependent; obsequious follower |
institute | organization for a special purpose; V: establish |
liquidate | settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish |
frond | fern leaf; palm or banana leaf |
dross | waste matter; worthless impurities |
extradition | surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite |
vacuous | empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity |