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 |
|---|---|
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |