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 |
|---|---|
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |