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
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
rectifyto set right : remedy
ventralof or relating to the belly : abdominal
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
resurrectto raise from the dead
crossa structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament