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
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
depredationto lay waste : plunder
groucha fit of bad temper
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
expiateto make amends for
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
snivelto run at the nose
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses