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 |
|---|---|
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| laud | praise |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |