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 |
|---|---|
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| purported | reputed |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |