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 |
|---|---|
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |