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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|---|---|
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
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| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
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| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| potentate | ruler |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |