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 |
|---|---|
| retribution | recompense |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| invalid | not valid: |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |