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 |
|---|---|
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| condign | deserved |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| scotch | scottish |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |