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 |
|---|---|
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |