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 |
|---|---|
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| overweening | arrogant |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |