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 |
|---|---|
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |