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 |
|---|---|
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |