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
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
desperatehaving lost hope
dilateto become enlarged or widened
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
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