GRE Word List
JURISPRUDENCE
the science or philosophy of law
The meaning of the word jurisprudence is the science or philosophy of law.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
