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 |
|---|---|
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| collected | gathered together |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |