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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
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| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |