GRE Word List
PRECEPT
a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
The meaning of the word precept is a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
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| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| thespian | actor |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
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| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |