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 |
|---|---|
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |