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
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
balkto refuse abruptly
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
drivelnonsense