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 |
|---|---|
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| leave-taking | departure |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| historic | historical |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| onus | burden |