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 |
|---|---|
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| nurture | training |
| antecede | precede |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |