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 |
|---|---|
| fleck | streak |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| mischance | bad luck |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |