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 |
|---|---|
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| throes | pang |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| decipher | decode |