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 |
|---|---|
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |