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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
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| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
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