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
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
discloseto make known or public
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
guisea form or style of dress : costume
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
slanderto utter slander against : defame
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch