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 |
|---|---|
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| ramification | branch |