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
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
nattytrimly neat and tidy : smart
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
pallto lose strength or effectiveness
manaclea shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff