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 |
|---|---|
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| commune | talk over |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |