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 |
|---|---|
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| haven | harbor |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |