GRE Word List
DEFAME
to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
The meaning of the word defame is to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel.
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| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
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| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |