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 |
|---|---|
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |