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 |
|---|---|
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |