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.

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WordMeaning
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
penetrateto pass into or through
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
succulentfull of juice : juicy
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith