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 |
|---|---|
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |