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 |
|---|---|
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |