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 |
|---|---|
| mystic | mystical |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| rotunda | a round building |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |