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 |
|---|---|
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| actuary | clerk |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| warranted | sanction |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |