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 |
|---|---|
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |