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.

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boona timely benefit : blessing
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
untenablenot able to be defended
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
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