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 |
|---|---|
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| osseous | bony |