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.

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WordMeaning
fleckstreak
guilelessinnocent
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
specka small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans