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 |
|---|---|
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| onus | burden |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |