[Word Powers] Today's Words

Purview [pur-vyoo] (noun):

The range of operation, authority, control; range of vision, insight, or understanding.

The provisions of the Income Tax Act extend the purview of taxation to include not only the owner, but even the deemed owner of a property.
   
Pinnacle [pin-uh-kuhl] (adjective) :

 A lofty peak, the highest or culminating point.

As old man Wilson reached the pinnacle of his homemade roller coaster track, he realized there was a fatal flaw.