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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| purported | reputed |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| render | to melt down |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| intermediary | mediator |