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
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
acmethe highest point or stage
fructifyto bear fruit
compriseto be made up of
inopportuneinconvenient
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel