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 |
|---|---|
| acclaim | applaud |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |