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 |
|---|---|
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| stench | stink |