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 |
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| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |