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
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
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pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
suppliantsupplicant