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 |
|---|---|
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| pliant | pliable |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| raiment | clothing |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |