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 |
|---|---|
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| rotunda | a round building |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |