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 |
|---|---|
| coalesce | to grow together |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| slew | a large number |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| warrant | sanction |