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 |
|---|---|
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |