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 |
|---|---|
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| lewd | obscene |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |