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 |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| impuissance | weakness |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |