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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prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
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accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing
scintillaspark
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
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