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 |
|---|---|
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| warrant | sanction |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |