GRE Word List
JURISPRUDENCE
the science or philosophy of law
The meaning of the word jurisprudence is the science or philosophy of law.
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| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |