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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| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
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| exploit | deed |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
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