GRE Word List
SLANDER
to utter slander against : defame
The meaning of the word slander is to utter slander against : defame.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| ensconce | shelter |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
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| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |