GRE Word List

CANARD

a false or unfounded report or story

The meaning of the word canard is a false or unfounded report or story.

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WordMeaning
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor