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 |
|---|---|
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| dilute | attenuate |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |