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 |
|---|---|
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |