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 |
|---|---|
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| purge | to clear of guilt |