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 |
|---|---|
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| quisling | traitor |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| boor | peasant |
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| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |