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 |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| demented | mad |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| antecedents | a 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") |