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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galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
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repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
effluviuman invisible emanation
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity