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 |
|---|---|
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| convention | agreement |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| spare | not being used |
| overthrow | overturn |
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| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| malediction | curse |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |