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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| unsavory | insipid |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |