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 |
|---|---|
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |