GRE Word List
JURISPRUDENCE
science of law
The meaning of the word jurisprudence is science of law.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| docile | obedient; easily managed; submissive |
| lilliputian | extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels |
| belie | contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure. |
| rave | overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic |
| pending | not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex. pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay the decision pending his return |
| harbor | give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge |
| abrogate | abolish |
| unwitting | not knowing; unaware; unintentional; Ex. She was their unwitting accomplice; Ex. unwitting insult; CF. wit: know |
| primordial | existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary |
| institutionalize | make into an institution; put or confine in an institution |