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
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume