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 |
|---|---|
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| avow | to declare assuredly |