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 |
|---|---|
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |