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
merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
garnerto gather into storage
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid