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 |
|---|---|
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| convention | agreement |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |