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 |
|---|---|
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |