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 |
|---|---|
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |