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 |
|---|---|
| portly | dignified |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |