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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|---|---|
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
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| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |