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 |
|---|---|
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |