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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| Word | Meaning |
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| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
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| healthy | enjoying good health |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
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| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |