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 |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| brink | edge |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |