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
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
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dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
lodewaterway
tawnyof the color tawny
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
fermentto undergo fermentation
ravenousrapacious