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
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
flushto fly away suddenly
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble