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 |
|---|---|
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |