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 |
|---|---|
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| chafe | irritate |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |