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
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
repastsomething taken as food : meal
solicitousmanifesting or expressing solicitude
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
viablecapable of living