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
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
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serratednotched or toothed on the edge
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dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.