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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WordMeaning
deliriuman acute (see acute
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
haggardnot tamed
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
calligraphyartistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
rabblea disorganized or confused collection of things