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 |
|---|---|
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| plait | pleat |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |