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 |
|---|---|
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |