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 |
|---|---|
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| fiend | devil |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |