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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| purported | reputed |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| retribution | recompense |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |