GRE Word List
PRECISE
exactly or sharply defined or stated
The meaning of the word precise is exactly or sharply defined or stated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |