GRE Word List
EXTRADITION
the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
The meaning of the word extradition is the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |