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 |
|---|---|
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| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
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