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 |
|---|---|
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |