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

WordMeaning
convoketo call together to a meeting
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
scenarioan outline or synopsis of a play
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
coincorner
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
embroiderto ornament with needlework
civilof or relating to citizens