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 |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| warrant | sanction |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| polity | political organization |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |