GRE Word List
EMBEZZLEMENT
to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
The meaning of the word embezzlement is to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| natal | native |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |