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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traverseto go or travel across or over
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
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