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 |
|---|---|
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| concentric | having a common center |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| scion | descendant |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| transpire | to take place : go on |