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 |
|---|---|
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| groom | bridegroom |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |