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 |
|---|---|
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| lunar | crescent |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| kismet | fate |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |