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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WordMeaning
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
compulsionan act of compelling
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
fienddevil
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil