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 |
|---|---|
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| viand | an item of food |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |