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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WordMeaning
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
expenditurethe act or process of expending
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indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
corollarya proposition (see proposition
addressto mark directions for delivery on
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