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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |