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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WordMeaning
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
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convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
dementedmad
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")