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 |
|---|---|
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |