GRE Word List

ASPERSION

a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation

The meaning of the word aspersion is a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation.

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WordMeaning
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
docileeasily taught
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion