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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |