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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|---|---|
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
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| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| guileless | innocent |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| kismet | fate |
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