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 |
|---|---|
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |