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 |
|---|---|
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| juncture | a point of time |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |