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 |
|---|---|
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| calorific | caloric |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| encompass | include |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
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