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 |
|---|---|
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| maroon | a dark red |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |