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 |
|---|---|
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |