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 |
|---|---|
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |