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 |
|---|---|
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |