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

WordMeaning
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
seasonalof, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
randoma haphazard course
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
expatriatebanish
insipidlacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
myriadten thousand