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

WordMeaning
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
abnegationdenial
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
overwhelmupset
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
cowthe mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
apoplexystroke