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.

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WordMeaning
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
dynamogenerator
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger