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
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
beleaguerbesiege
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
errantbehaving wrongly
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
banteringto speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner