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 |
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| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |