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 |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| grudging | unwilling |