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 |
|---|---|
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| rift | fissure |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |