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 |
|---|---|
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |