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 |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| evenhanded | fair |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| suppliant | supplicant |