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 |
|---|---|
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
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| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
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| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |