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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |