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 |
|---|---|
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| purported | reputed |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |