GRE Word List
MALFEASANCE
wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
The meaning of the word malfeasance is wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official.
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nurture | training |
dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |