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 |
|---|---|
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |