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 |
|---|---|
| distend | extend |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |