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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WordMeaning
yoretime past and especially long past
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
humdrummonotonous
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found