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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ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
guileless | innocent |
decree | an order usually having the force of law |
rapt | lifted up and carried away |
rift | fissure |
severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
provenance | origin |