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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| sheer | unqualified |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
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| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |