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 |
|---|---|
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| stringent | tight |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| fuddle | booze |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| afterlife | an existence after death |