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 |
|---|---|
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| tawny | of the color tawny |