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 |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |