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 |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
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| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| tome | book |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| concordat | compact |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |