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 |
|---|---|
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |