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 |
|---|---|
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |