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 |
|---|---|
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| ignite | to set afire |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |