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
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
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balma balsamic (see balsamic
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
untenablenot able to be defended
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical