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

WordMeaning
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
filibusteran irregular military adventurer
savorthe taste or smell of something
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
dismissto permit or cause to leave
hostilitydeep-seated usually mutual ill will
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation