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
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
irremediablenot remediable
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
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)
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety