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 |
|---|---|
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |