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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| canny | clever |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
