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 |
|---|---|
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |