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 |
|---|---|
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| aptitude | inclination |