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 |
|---|---|
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| forlorn | bereft |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |