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 |
|---|---|
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| thespian | actor |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |