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 |
|---|---|
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| scintilla | spark |
| purported | reputed |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |