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
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
stringenttight
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
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