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 |
|---|---|
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |