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 |
|---|---|
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |