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 |
|---|---|
| recast | to cast again |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| fluke | flatfish |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |