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 |
|---|---|
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |