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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |