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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|---|---|
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
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| dingy | dirty |
| rift | fissure |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
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