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
quizzicalcomically quaint
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
affectedartificial; pretended
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
martineta strict disciplinarian
limberhaving a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis