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 |
|---|---|
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |