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 |
|---|---|
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| warranted | sanction |
| shove | to push along |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| dally | to act playfully |