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 |
|---|---|
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| congenial | pleasant |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| writ | something written : writing |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |