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 |
|---|---|
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |