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 |
|---|---|
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |