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 |
|---|---|
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| blackball | to vote against |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| categorical | absolute |