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
nauseateto become affected with nausea
baitto persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
phenomenaphenomenon
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness