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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WordMeaning
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
cloistera monastic establishment
figurea number symbol : numeral
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
lopsidedleaning to one side
craveto ask for earnestly : beg
droopto hang or incline downward
rightfuljust
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand