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 |
|---|---|
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |