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 |
|---|---|
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |