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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WordMeaning
calligraphyartistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
providencedivine guidance or care
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something