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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Word | Meaning |
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substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
encumber | weigh down |
desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |