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 |
|---|---|
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| boor | peasant |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |