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 |
|---|---|
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |