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 |
|---|---|
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| pugilist | fighter |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |