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 |
|---|---|
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| viable | capable of living |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| gnome | maxim |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |