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.

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WordMeaning
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
naivetea naive remark or action
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge