précis
Condensed written summary
A précis is a concise summary of a text or speech, capturing essential points without elaboration.
Unlike a paraphrase, which may run as long as the original, a précis deliberately compresses: Write a précis of the article in no more than 200 words.
The word comes from French and keeps its accent; the plural is also précis.
Condensed version of content
- abstractCondensed version of text
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- overviewBroad general summary
- outlineSummary of key elements
condensation · abridgment · recapitulation · briefing · rundown · compendium · epitome · encapsulation
Shortness of expression
- succinctExpressed with minimal words
- terseBrief to bluntness
- laconicBrief in expression
- pithyConcise and forceful
condensed · compressed · compact · economical · crisp · epigrammatic · incisive · elliptical
Purification via vaporization
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- extractionAct of removing
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
amalgamation · fusion · unification · convergence · conflation · coalescence · blending · harmonization
Academic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- abstractCondensed version of text
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
- journalRecord of daily events
essay · assignment · examination · coursework · curriculum · composition · critique · analysis
Clearness of mind
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- explicitnessQuality of being unambiguous
- intelligibilityQuality of being understood
- perspicuityPlainness of expression
comprehensibility · articulateness · distinctness · simplicity · transparency · sharpness · exactness · cogency
synopsis
Condensed version of content
outline · condensation · abridgment · recapitulation · briefing · rundown · compendium · epitome · encapsulation · conspectus
brevity
Shortness of expression
pithy · condensed · compressed · compact · economical · crisp · epigrammatic · incisive · elliptical · sparing
distillation
Purification via vaporization
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- extractionAct of removing
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
integration · amalgamation · fusion · unification · convergence · conflation · coalescence · blending · harmonization · reduction
thesis
Academic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- abstractCondensed version of text
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
journal · essay · assignment · examination · coursework · curriculum · composition · critique · analysis · annotation
lucidity
Clearness of mind
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- explicitnessQuality of being unambiguous
- intelligibilityQuality of being understood
perspicuity · comprehensibility · articulateness · distinctness · simplicity · transparency · sharpness · exactness · cogency
précisexpansion
Increase in scope
amplification · elaboration · full text · exposition · enlargement
précisaddendum
Supplementary text at end
supplement · appendix · expansion · annotation · elaboration
precise, precision, precisely, imprecise, concise, preciseness, imprecision, conciseness, precession