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 |
|---|---|
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| guy | man |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |