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 |
|---|---|
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |