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 |
|---|---|
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| nourish | nurture |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |