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 |
|---|---|
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| lewd | obscene |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |