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 |
|---|---|
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| inequity | injustice |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |