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 |
|---|---|
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |