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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|---|---|
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
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| calorific | caloric |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
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