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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WordMeaning
genuflectto bend the knee
magnitudegreat size or extent
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
dramaa composition (see composition
interrogateto question formally and systematically
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain