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 |
|---|---|
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |