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 |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |