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 |
|---|---|
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| delve | excavate |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |