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 |
|---|---|
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |