GRE Word List
JUDICIARY
a system of courts of law
The meaning of the word judiciary is a system of courts of law.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |