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 |
|---|---|
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| maroon | a dark red |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| fete | festival |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |