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
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| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
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| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |