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 |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |