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 |
|---|---|
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |