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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lanknot well filled out : slender
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undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded