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
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
communetalk over
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
imbibedrink
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey