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 |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| fuddle | booze |