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 |
|---|---|
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| hardy | bold |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| osseous | bony |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |