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 |
|---|---|
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| lewd | obscene |
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| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |