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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| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| dominate | rule |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
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