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 |
|---|---|
| invalid | not valid: |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| diadem | crown |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |