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 |
|---|---|
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |