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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|---|---|
| outmoded | not being in style |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
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| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |