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

WordMeaning
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
promptto move to action : incite
deleteriousharmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use