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 |
|---|---|
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| apprehend | arrest |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| groom | bridegroom |
| trenchant | keen |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |