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 |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |