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 |
|---|---|
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| dull | tedious |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |