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 |
|---|---|
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| forte | one's strong point |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
