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 |
|---|---|
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |