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 |
|---|---|
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |