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 |
|---|---|
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| conscientious | meticulous |