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
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
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scalean instrument or machine for weighing
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
judiciarya system of courts of law
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay