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 |
|---|---|
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| leery | suspicious |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |