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 |
|---|---|
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
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| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| quotidian | occurring every day |