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 |
|---|---|
| spate | freshet |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| stringent | tight |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |