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 |
|---|---|
| wont | accustomed |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| sophist | philosopher |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |