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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|---|---|
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
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| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| inequity | injustice |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| exhume | disinter |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
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