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 |
|---|---|
| flounder | flatfish |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| kismet | fate |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |