GRE Word List
PRECISE
exactly or sharply defined or stated
The meaning of the word precise is exactly or sharply defined or stated.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |