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 |
|---|---|
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |