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
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disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |