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 |
|---|---|
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| hurl | rush |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |