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

WordMeaning
spatefreshet
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
discomposeto destroy the composure of
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
stringenttight
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism