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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
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| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |