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 |
|---|---|
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |