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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| cataclysm | flood |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| growl | rumble |