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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hurl | rush |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| postulate | demand |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |