GRE Word List

MISDEMEANOR

a crime less serious than a felony (see felony

The meaning of the word misdemeanor is a crime less serious than a felony (see felony.

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WordMeaning
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
fiascoa complete failure
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
embroiderto ornament with needlework
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined