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 |
|---|---|
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| conspire | plot |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| pitfall | trap |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |