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 |
|---|---|
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |