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 |
|---|---|
| clipper | one that clips something |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| fleck | streak |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |