GRE Word List
MALEFACTOR
one who commits an offense against the law
The meaning of the word malefactor is one who commits an offense against the law.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |