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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moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
subtletythe quality or state of being subtle
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition