GRE Word List
IMPEACH
charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility
The meaning of the word impeach is charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility.
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