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 |
|---|---|
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |