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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subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
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complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part