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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |