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 |
|---|---|
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| cardinal | a 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 |
| dynamo | generator |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |