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 |
|---|---|
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |