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 |
|---|---|
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| devious | wandering |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |