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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |