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 |
|---|---|
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |