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 |
|---|---|
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |