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 |
|---|---|
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| dingy | dirty |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| hurl | rush |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |