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 |
|---|---|
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| upright | perpendicular |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |