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.
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query | question |
pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
diva | prima donna |
pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
championship | designation as champion |
aspirant | one who aspires |
adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |