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 |
|---|---|
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |