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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WordMeaning
antiquityancient times
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
antithesisthe direct opposite
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
elatedmarked by high spirits : exultant