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 |
|---|---|
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| debut | a first appearance |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| gnarl | snarl |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |