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 |
|---|---|
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |