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.

Random words

WordMeaning
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
aciduloussomewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
alludeto make indirect reference
destitutelacking something needed or desirable