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
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
seedycontaining or full of seeds
grimfierce in disposition or action : savage
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
finishedentirely done