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 |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| finished | entirely done |