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 |
|---|---|
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| nomenclature | name |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |