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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WordMeaning
rusea wily subterfuge
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
figurea number symbol : numeral