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 |
|---|---|
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |