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
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|---|---|
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
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| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| consort | associate |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
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