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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trappings | outward signs |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |