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 |
|---|---|
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| sophist | philosopher |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| forte | one's strong point |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |