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 |
|---|---|
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| natal | native |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |