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

WordMeaning
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time