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

WordMeaning
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
evenhandedfair
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
hurlrush