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 |
|---|---|
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| scourge | whip |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |