GRE Word List
LIBEL
defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous
The meaning of the word libel is defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous.
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| nefarious | very wicked |
| philology | study of language or words |
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| bask | luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
| veritable | being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary |
| castrate | remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person) |
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