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 |
|---|---|
| environ | encircle |
| addle | rotten |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| significant | having meaning |