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 |
|---|---|
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
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| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |