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

WordMeaning
opulencewealth
succorrelief
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
citadela fortress that commands (see command
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine