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 |
|---|---|
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |