GRE Word List
JURISDICTION
right and power to apply the law; authority
The meaning of the word jurisdiction is right and power to apply the law; authority.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compound | combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex |
| stoic | stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief; N. CF. stoicism |
| reprobate | morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency; CF. disapproved by God ? |
| mortify | humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die |
| disperse | scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd |
| levy | impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco |
| provincial | pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated |
| riveting | holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing |
| pediatrician | physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics |
| adverse | going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
