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 |
|---|---|
| thespian | actor |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| provenance | origin |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |