GRE Word List
JURISDICTION
the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
The meaning of the word jurisdiction is the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |