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 |
|---|---|
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
