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 |
|---|---|
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |