GRE Word List

MISCONDUCT

mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities

The meaning of the word misconduct is mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities.

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WordMeaning
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
grimfierce in disposition or action : savage
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
writsomething written : writing
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time