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 |
|---|---|
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |