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 |
|---|---|
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| pilfer | steal |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |