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 |
|---|---|
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |