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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |