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 |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| acetic | vinegary |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |