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 |
|---|---|
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| lampoon | satire |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |