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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| disport | sport |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |