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

WordMeaning
filchto steal secretly or casually
piscatorialpiscatory
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
eventualcontingent
calligraphyartistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering
flushto fly away suddenly
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")