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.

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dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
delveexcavate
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
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