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 |
|---|---|
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| postulate | demand |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| diva | prima donna |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| farce | stuff |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |