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 |
|---|---|
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |