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 |
|---|---|
| privy | private |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| resign | relegate |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |