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

WordMeaning
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
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threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
limpto walk lamely
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding