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 |
|---|---|
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |