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 |
|---|---|
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| retiring | reserved |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| slapdash | haphazard |