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 |
|---|---|
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |