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 |
|---|---|
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| ebullient | boiling |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| repercussion | reflection |