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 |
|---|---|
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |