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 |
|---|---|
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |