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 |
|---|---|
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |