GRE Word List
CALUMNY
a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
The meaning of the word calumny is a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lout | to bow in respect |
| grate | grating |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| politic | political |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |