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
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
resurrectto raise from the dead
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached