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 |
|---|---|
| quicksilver | mercury |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |