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 |
|---|---|
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |