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 |
|---|---|
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| brazen | made of brass |
| vixen | a female fox |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |