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 |
|---|---|
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |