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 |
|---|---|
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| forte | one's strong point |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |