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 |
|---|---|
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| paltry | inferior |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |