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 |
|---|---|
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| engender | beget |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| reek | smoke |