GRE Word List
MALFEASANCE
wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)
The meaning of the word malfeasance is wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consecrate | dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor |
| don | put on; OP. doff |
| serrated | having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf |
| component | element; ingredient |
| superimpose | place over something else |
| universal | characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest |
| retaliate | repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate |
| susceptible | impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility |
| expedient | suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient |
| recipient | receiver |