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
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work