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 |
|---|---|
| mulct | fine |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |