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 |
|---|---|
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| amend | to put right |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| concatenate | linked together |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |