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 |
|---|---|
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| portly | dignified |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |