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 |
|---|---|
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| defalcate | deduct |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| osseous | bony |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |