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 |
|---|---|
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |