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 |
|---|---|
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| concatenate | linked together |