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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
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