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
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
betrothto promise to marry
escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform